Combined davenport and bed.



A. M. PADMORE. COMBINED DAVENPORT AND BED. APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1905 PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

A. M. PADMORE. COMBINED DAVENPORT AND BED.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1905.

2 SHBETSSHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COMBINED DAVENPORT AND BED.

No. 813,233. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed July 25, 1905- Serial No. 271,224.

To all whom it vita/y concern:

Be it known that I, Anrnun M. PADMORE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at' Lead city, in the county of Lawrence and State of South Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combined Davenport and Bed, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sofas of the davenport type, and particularly to a convertible bed and'sofa, the object of the invention being to provide a construction wherein the back and seat portions of the davenprt may be drawn out and adjusted to lie in the same plane to transform the (lavenport int c a bed.

Another object is to provide means for slidably mounting the back and seat portions in such manner as to adapt them to be easily and conveniently adjusted and for retaining them in their adjusted positions without the use of looks or latches.

The referred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawingEs in which I igure 1 is a perspective view showing the parts of the davenport in their normal position. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the seat portion and sides thereof. F1 3 is a perspective view showing the back and seat adjusted to transform the davenport into a bed. Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the back and seat frames. ig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the end portions of the main frame, showin the guideways in the standard and bottom t 1ereof. Fig. 6 is a erspective view of a portion of the front rail of the frame bottom, showing the' brace-receiving recess therein; and 'Fi ,7 is a detail section through said front rai and the seat, showing the folding leg dis: posed within the recess.

Referrin now more particularly to the drawings, t e numeral 1 represents the main or bottom frame of the davenport, which is of oblong rectan ular form and comprises front and rear rai s 2 and 3 .and end rails 4, the said front and rear rails being connected and braced by transverse bars 5. ..To the rails 4. are secured the arms or sides 6, which may be of any preferred form and construction. Rear posts or standards 7 are secured to the rear ends of the sid s 6 in any suitable manner, but may be integral therewith, if desired, as I do not restrict myself to the speto the specific shape or mode of constructing and connecting any of the aforesaid parts thereof. The front ends of the sides 6 terminate in short depending legs 8, and these legs and the lower ends of the standards carry casters 9. Secured to the under side of the frame 1 is a guard-screen 10 to prevent the entrance of dust and vermin to the upholstered portions of the davenport. The rear posts or standards 7 carry a back-frame 11, which may be of ornamental construction and serves to form a head portion when the adjustable seat and back are drawn out to convert the davenport into a bed. The davenport may be provided at the back or beneath the bottom frame 1 with a wardrobe box or compartment to receive the bedding; 1 have not shown this box or compartment, as the same does not form part of the present invention and may be constructed in any of the forms employed in convertible sofas of this type.

The end rails 4 of the bottom frame 1 are formed with longitudinal grooved guideways 12, which may be reinforced and protected by a suitable channeled metallic lining 13. These grooved guideways receive guide rails or runners 14, carried by the end rails of the frame of the seat 15, which frame corresponds in form and dimensions with the main frame 1 and comprises front and rear rails 16 and 17 and end rails 18, the said front and rear rails being reinforced between the end rails by transverse bottom slats 19. Ajoint-concea ing strip 16 is rovided upon the front rail 16 to lap over tfie front rai 2 of the frame 1 and conceal the joints between them when the seat is in its normal position.

The frame 20 of the back 20 corresponds in construction to the seat-frame 15', and its parts are corres ondin ly numbered. Upon the ends of sai backame, inline with the upper rail 17 thereof, are friction-rollers 21, whichfit and travel in grooved guideways standards. These guideways 22 extend vertically except at their lower ends, where (they are curved downwardly and forwardly, as shown at 23, in order to guide the rollers to permit the upper portion of the back when drawn downwardly te assume a horizontal position, so that the back will lie in the plane of the seat 15. The uideways 22 may be reinforced by a suitable metallic lining 24 and are formed at their upper and lower ends cific form of the sofa or davenport shown or with stop-shoulders 25 and 26 to limit the 22, formed in the inner sldes'of the'postsor inoven [ii of the friction r ulers 21, which latter are journaled upon stub-shafts or. pintles 21 to permit the back 20 to swing from a vertical to a horizontal position, and vic versa.

The seat and back frames and are hlngedly connected to move in unison, the

end rails 18 of the seat-frame bein provided with huge members 27, havinfg ilfllICitllGd portions 28 to receive the ends 0 .hin e members 29, secured to the end rails of t e backframe 20, the pairs of hinge members bein pivotally united by pintles 30. The pivote ends of the hinge members 27 and 29 project upwardly beyond the contiguous rear and bottom rails 17 and 16 ofthe seat-frameand- -a bed. The seat is provided at its forward edge with a pull-strap or handle 31, When an outward pull is exerted upon this strap, the seat will be slid outward upon its runners 14, which travel in the grooved guideways 12, and motion will at the same time be com municated to the back, whose friction-rollers 21 will travel downward in the grooved guideways 22, thus permitting said back to swing outwardly and forwardly and assume the position over the main frame 1 ordinaoccupiedby the seat 15, which latter l project forwardly nearly its full width beyond said frame. The rollers 21 contact with the lower stops 26 before the runners 14 pass out of the forward ends of the guideways 12, so that the rear ends of the runners will remain seated in the forward ends of the guideways 12 and support the seat in extended ositlon. In order to support the outer or ont portion of the seat, the latter is pro vided with one or more folding legs or braces 32, hin ed or pivoted to the front rail 16 to swing ownward to'a vertical position and rest upon the floor, as shown in Fig. 3, and to swing up to a horizontal position in rear of the strip 16, so as to be received within a recess 33, formed in the front rail 2 of the main frame 1 when the seat is slid back to normal position. The leg or brace is loosely mounted upon its pivot, so as to bring a lug 34 thereon into en agement with a holding-pin 35, carried by the strip 16, whereby it may be normally retained in retracted position.

The seat and back may be upholstered in any approved style and the frame constructed and ornamented to suit the taste or fancy of the manufacturer or user.

The advantages and convenience of my improved construction will be readily understood without further description.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A combined davenport or bed comprismg a mam frameprovided' with side pieces and rear standards, said frame being pro- Vld ed ad acent tosaid side pieces with gu1degrooves and the standard with guide-grooves avmg forwardly-curved lower ends, a headpiece extending between and securedto the ing upholstered frames hmgedly' connected, the seat-frame being provided with runners movable in the guideways in the seat-frame and the back-frame, rollers to traverse the guides in the standards whereby the seat and back portions may be adjusted in unison to extend the seat portion beyond the main frame and to bring the back portion to the position normally occupied-by said seat portion, and a strip upon the front edge of the seat portion to conceal the joint between the same and the main frame when the parts are in normal position.

2. A combined davenport and bed comprising a main frame composed of a bottom, side pleces, rear standards, and a head-piece extending between the-standards, the bottom portlon of the frame being provided adjacent to the side piecesand standards with standards, seat and back sections comprisguide-grooves havmg channeled wear-strips inserted therein, and the standards with vertical grooves having forwardly-projecting. i

lower terminals, the top and bottom walls of said grooves forming stops, seat and back frames hingedly connected at their meeting ed es, the seat-frame being provided at its en s with runners movable in the channeled guide-pieces and the back-frame upon the normally upper portions of ends Withrollers to travel in the guide-grooves in the standards and engage said sto s, a strip secured to the front portion of t e seat-frame to cover the joint between the same and main frame when the parts are in normal position, and a leg ivoted to the forward ortion of. the main ame and adapted to fo id behind said strip. I

3. A sofa of the character described comprising a main frame provided at the front thereof with a receiving-recess and horizontal and vertical guideways, hingedly-connected seat and back portions provided with 'de members to respectively travel in said orizontal and vertical guideways, the said seat portions being extendible beyond the frame and the back portion adjustable to the position normally occupied by the seat portion, a hinged supporting-leg upon the front rail of the seat portion adapted to be turned to an inactive position and to occup said receiving-recess when the seat and bac portions are restored to their normal positions, said leg having a lug, a strip upon the front rail of the seat portion to conceal the joint between the same and main frame and conceal the leg when the seat portion occupies its normal position, and a keeper-pin upon the rear side of said strip adapted to be engaged by the lug to hold the leg in folded position.

. In testimony whereof I affix lmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR M.

Witnesses:

J. H. SHOEMAKER, ALBERT FITCH. 

